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Algorithms & Theory

Foundational work that includes complexity, parallel computing and game theory

AI & ML

Spanning natural language processing, deep-learning, computer vision and more

Computational Biology

Understanding disease via epigenomics, gene regulation and bioinformatics

Computer Architecture

How CPUs, memory and other systems are designed and organized

Graphics & Vision

Teaching computers to interpret, create and animate visual data

Human-Computer Interaction

Software and hardware that let us naturally interact with technology

Programming Languages & Software Engineering

From compilers and verification to software design and engineering

Robotics

Vision, actuation, sensing and manipulation of machines

Security & Cryptography

Developing technologies to prevent and recover from cyber-attacks

Systems & Networking

From distributed systems and databases to wireless

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Research Center

Center for Deployable Machine Learning (CDML)

The MIT Center for Deployable Machine Learning (CDML) works towards creating AI systems that are robust, reliable and safe for real-world deployment.
Daskalakis
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Rinard
+5
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Aleksander Madry

Leads

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Aleksander Madry

Research Areas

Algorithms & Theory
AI & ML
Graphics & Vision
Human-Computer Interaction
Programming Languages & Software Engineering
Robotics
Security & Cryptography

Impact Areas

Big Data
Cybersecurity

Lead

Madry-headshot

Aleksander Madry

Daskalakis
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Rinard
+5
 
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Aleksander Madry

Community of Research

Cognitive AI Community of Research

This CoR aims to develop AI technology that synthesizes symbolic reasoning, probabilistic reasoning for dealing with uncertainty in the world, and statistical methods for extracting and exploiting regularities in the world, into an integrated picture of intelligence that is informed by computational insights and by cognitive science.
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Randall Davis
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+6
Howard Shrobe

Howard Shrobe

Leads

Howard Shrobe

Howard Shrobe

Research Areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics
Security & Cryptography
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Cybersecurity
Education

Lead

Howard Shrobe

Howard Shrobe

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Randall Davis
Kagal-headshot
+6
 
Howard Shrobe

Howard Shrobe

Community of Research

Computing & Society Community of Research

This community is interested in understanding and affecting the interaction between computing systems and society through engineering, computer science and public policy research, education, and public engagement.
Abelson
Berners-Lee
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+8
Weitzner

Daniel Weitzner

Leads

Weitzner

Daniel Weitzner

Research Areas

Algorithms & Theory
AI & ML
Human-Computer Interaction
Security & Cryptography
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Big Data
Cybersecurity
Health Care
Internet of Things
Transportation
Wireless

Lead

Weitzner

Daniel Weitzner

Abelson
Berners-Lee
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+8
 
Weitzner

Daniel Weitzner

Community of Research

Systems Community of Research

The Systems CoR is focused on building and investigating large-scale software systems that power modern computers, phones, data centers, and networks, including operating systems, the Internet, wireless networks, databases, and other software infrastructure.
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Arvind
Hari Balakrishnan
+21
Madden

Sam Madden

Leads

Madden

Sam Madden

Research Areas

Computer Architecture
Programming Languages & Software Engineering
Security & Cryptography
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Big Data
Cybersecurity
Internet of Things
Transportation
Wireless

Lead

Madden

Sam Madden

Alizadeh-headshot
Arvind
Hari Balakrishnan
+21
 
Madden

Sam Madden

Community of Research

Vertical AI Community of Research

This CoR takes a unified approach to cover the full range of research areas required for success in artificial intelligence, including hardware, foundations, software systems, and applications.
Amarasinghe
Regina Barzilay
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+7
Rinard

Martin Rinard

Leads

Rinard

Martin Rinard

Research Areas

Algorithms & Theory
AI & ML
Graphics & Vision
Programming Languages & Software Engineering
Security & Cryptography
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Big Data
Cybersecurity
Health Care
Internet of Things
Transportation
Wireless

Lead

Rinard

Martin Rinard

Amarasinghe
Regina Barzilay
Broderick-headshot
+7
 
Rinard

Martin Rinard

53 Project Results

Project

Active Learning of Models for Planning

Learning and Intelligent Systems
Machine Learning
We aim to develop a systematic framework for robots to build models of the world and to use these to make effective and safe choices of actions to take in complex scenarios.
Kaelbling

Leslie Kaelbling

Lozano-Perez

Tomas Lozano-Perez

Leads

Kaelbling

Leslie Kaelbling

Lozano-Perez

Tomas Lozano-Perez

Research Areas

Algorithms & Theory
AI & ML
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics

Impact Areas

Big Data
Education
Entertainment
 
Kaelbling

Leslie Kaelbling

Lozano-Perez

Tomas Lozano-Perez

Project

An Interlock for Self Driving Cars

Software Design Group
Computer-Aided Programming
Vertical AI Community of Research
Human-Computer Interaction Community of Research
Self-driving cars are likely to be safer, on average, than human-driven cars. But they may fail in new and catastrophic ways that a human driver could prevent. This project is designing a new architecture for a highly dependable self-driving car.
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Daniel Jackson

Solar-Lezama

Armando Solar-Lezama

Leads

Jackson image

Daniel Jackson

Solar-Lezama

Armando Solar-Lezama

Research Areas

AI & ML
Human-Computer Interaction
Programming Languages & Software Engineering
Robotics
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Transportation
 
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Daniel Jackson

Solar-Lezama

Armando Solar-Lezama

Project

Artificial Social Intelligence for Successful Teams (ASIST)

Computation Structures Group
Computational Cognitive Science Group
Model-Based Embedded and Robotics Systems Group
Our goal is to develop a socially intelligent team coacher agent that helps humans communicate, strategize, and work together efficiently.

Leads

Howard Shrobe

Howard Shrobe

Williams

Brian Williams

Katz

Boris Katz

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Zhutian Yang

Research Areas

Computer Architecture
Human-Computer Interaction
Robotics

Impact Areas

Health Care
Transportation
Wireless

Project

Denial of Service Mitigation through Protocol Design

Advanced Network Architecture Group
Computing & Society Community of Research
We aim to better understand the features of network protocols that facilitate denial of service attacks, in order to design more robust protocols and architectures in the future and evaluate existing designs more accurately.
Karen Sollins

Karen Sollins

Leads

Karen Sollins

Karen Sollins

Research Areas

Security & Cryptography
Systems & Networking

Impact Areas

Cybersecurity
 
Karen Sollins

Karen Sollins

Project

Geordi: A Driver's Assistant for Risk-bounded Maneuvering

Model-Based Embedded and Robotics Systems Group
Cognitive AI Community of Research
Our goal is to create an online risk-aware planner for vehicle maneuvers that can make driving safer and less stressful through a “parallel” autonomous system that assists the driver by watching for risky situations, and by helping the driver take proactive, compensating actions before they become crises.
Williams

Brian Williams

Leads

Williams

Brian Williams

Research Areas

Robotics

Impact Areas

Transportation
 
Williams

Brian Williams

54 People Results

Xuhao Chen

Xuhao Chen

Postdoctoral Associate
Parallel Computer Architecture, Data Mining, Machine Learning
Xuhao Chen
Parallel Computer Architecture, Data Mining, Machine Learning
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PI
Core/Dual

Adam Chlipala

Associate Professor
Programming languages, formal methods, security & privacy, systems
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T 324-8439
RM 32-G842

Lead

Kami: A Modular Deductive Hardware Verification Platform
Compilation Using Correct-by-Construction Program Synthesis
Programming Languages & Verification
Hemiola: Structural Design and Proof of Cache-Coherence Protocols

Member

Compilation Using Correct-by-Construction Program Synthesis
Programming with spaces
Computation Structures Group
FSCQ: File-system verification
Systems Community of Research
Programming languages, formal methods, security & privacy, systems
Gregory Falco

Gregory Falco

Research Affiliate
Dr. Falco is a hacker and expert in IoT and IIoT cybersecurity.
Gregory Falco
Dr. Falco is a hacker and expert in IoT and IIoT cybersecurity.
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Michael Foshey

Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager
Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Digital Fabrication
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RM 32-321
Additive Manufacturing, Robotics, Digital Fabrication

44 News Results

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MIT hosts workshop on theoretical foundations of deep learning

Last week MIT’s Institute for Foundations of Data Science (MIFODS) held an interdisciplinary workshop aimed at tackling the underlying theory behind deep learning. Led by MIT professor Aleksander Madry, the event focused on a number of research discussions at the intersection of math, statistics, and theoretical computer science.

MIT hosts workshop on theoretical foundations of deep learning